Some good and some bad news on the space front.

Jacob — 10/24/2008 10:46:56 PM (archived)

John Carmack's Armadillo Aerospace won the 350,000 dollar prize money
for an X-Prize 'lunar lander' contest.

Congrats, John.
I still hope you lurk on this website, if you have time.

Bad news is?
The Japanese Kaguya lunar orbiter has failed to find any evidence
for lunar ice in Shakleton Crater.

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Some good and some bad news on the space front. - Jacob - 10/24/2008 10:46:56 PM
- re: Some good and some bad news on the space front. - gbaikie - 10/25/2008 2:23:37 AM
  - You're correct, but evidence for any lunar ice seems to be fading...unfortunately. (n/t) - Jacob - 10/25/2008 5:56:12 PM
    - re: You're correct, but evidence for any lunar ice seems to be fading...unfortunately. - gbaikie - 10/26/2008 3:25:19 PM
      - re: You're correct, but evidence for any lunar ice seems to be fading...unfortunately. - Marcia - 10/27/2008 3:12:14 AM
  - re: Some good and some bad news on the space front. - gb - 10/25/2008 2:35:14 AM
    - Perhaps they need a ground penetrating radar on the next one. (n/t) - Robert Clark - 10/25/2008 11:34:51 AM
      - Could you define what you mean by "GPR" ??? - nick hoffman - 10/26/2008 11:48:35 AM
        
        re: Could you define what you mean by "GPR" ??? - Robert Clark - 10/31/2008 5:02:08 PM
        
        SRTM is a good example of what one might desire!!! - alcaray - 10/26/2008 6:48:22 PM
      - How important is water on the Moon? - E.P. - 10/25/2008 4:41:08 PM
        
        I think I know why you're asking. - Jacob - 10/25/2008 6:22:58 PM
        
        Close, but a miss - E.P. - 10/27/2008 3:19:56 PM
        
        "I am not monomaniacal about this" (n/t) - nick hoffman - 10/27/2008 7:47:22 PM
        
        yeah - that was a laugh-out-loud moment for me as well :) (n/t) - Doug Ellison - 10/27/2008 9:24:56 PM

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